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Google’s AI Overviews Caught Giving Dangerous “Health” Advice

Victor Tangermann

created: Jan. 5, 2026, 8:07 p.m. | updated: Jan. 15, 2026, 7:48 p.m.

In May 2024, Google threw caution to the wind by rolling out its controversial AI Overviews feature in a purported effort to make information easier to find. At least AI Overviews sometimes appears to be aware of its own shortcomings. When queried if it should be trusted for health advice, the feature happily pointed us to The Guardian‘s investigation. “A Guardian investigation has found that Google’s AI Overviews have displayed false and misleading health information that could put people at risk of harm,” read the AI Overviews’ reply. More on AI Overviews: Google’s AI Summaries Are Destroying the Lives of Recipe Developers

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